WCOOP-14-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $1M Gtd | PokerStars WCOOP 2021

08-25-2021 18:21 UTC

Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker Eliminated in 7th Place ($47,669)

Jaxon

Level 26 : 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante

Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker opened for 210,000 from the button and Pedro "PadiLhA SP" Padilha defended his big blind.

Padilha check-raised the flop from 121,500 to 420,000 and Muehloecker called. Padilha fired out again for 640,000 and Muehloecker called.

The river completed the board and Padilha jammed his big stack. Muehloecker snap-called off for 1,929,845 and turned over for a flush. It was a huge cooler for Muehloecker as Padilha held for a rivered full house to send the Austrian packing in seventh place for $47,669.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha	10,895,237 2,999,845	2,999,845
Pablo "pabritz" Brito	5,409,826 487,500	487,500
Alexandros "mexican222" Kolonias	2,946,398

Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis	2,717,114 -487,500	-487,500
Darwinsfish	1,714,724 -237,500	-237,500
Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja	1,566,701 -237,500	-237,500
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker	Busted

08-25-2021 17:57 UTC

Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder Eliminated in 8th Place ($36,599)

Jaxon

Level 25 : 45,000/90,000, 11,250 ante

Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder opened for 405,000 from the cutoff with just 505,286 behind. Muehloecker three-bet him for the rest and Mulder called.

Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder:
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker:

Muehloecker held a huge advantage after improving to a set on the flop and had Muehloecker drawing dead despite his opponent pairing the turn. Mulder was officially ousted in eighth place for $36,599 after the river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker	2,932,500 1,030,786	1,030,786
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder	Busted

08-25-2021 17:41 UTC

Brito Snags the Lead with a Flush

Jaxon

Level 24 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

The reign of Alexandros "mexican222" Kolonias as table captain lasted exactly four hands as he doubled up Pablo "pabritz" Brito as follows.

Kolonias opened for 176,000 from the lojack and Brito defended his big blind. Brito check-called for 316,240 on the flop before check-jamming the turn from 740,002 to 1,776,658. Kolonias called and the cards were turned over.

Pablo "pabritz" Brito:
Alexandros "mexican222" Kolonias:

Kolonias was ahead when the chips went in and it looked like he could eliminate players in back-to-back hands. Instead the river completed the board to give Brito a flush to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pablo "pabritz" Brito	4,657,796 2,378,898	2,378,898
Alexandros "mexican222" Kolonias	4,289,898 -2,278,898	-2,278,898

08-25-2021 17:39 UTC

"kZhh" Eliminated in 9th Place ($30,610)

Jaxon

Level 24 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Alexandros "mexican222" Kolonias eliminated the final three opponents single-handed yesterday and began today already taking out a player on the third hand of the final table.

Kolonias opened for 176,000 from the lojack. "kZhh" three-bet jammed for 1,128,251 from the button and Kolonias called.

"kZhh":
Alexandros "mexican222" Kolonias:

The board gave Kolonias a full house and "kZhh" was eliminated in ninth place for $30,610.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandros "mexican222" Kolonias	6,568,796 1,308,251	1,308,251

Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis	4,289,464 -110,000	-110,000
Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha	3,583,642 -150,000	-150,000
Darwinsfish	2,466,892 -30,000	-30,000
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker	2,309,364 268,000	268,000
Pablo "pabritz" Brito	2,278,898 -30,000	-30,000
Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja	2,268,408 -120,000	-120,000
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder	1,484,536 -30,000	-30,000
kZhh	Busted

08-25-2021 15:56 UTC

Who Will Win the PokerStars WCOOP-14-H: $10K NLHE High Roller?

Jaxon

The 2021 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) progresses onto its fourth day at PokerStars with many big events highlighted by the final table of the $1 million guaranteed WCOOP-14-H: $10,300 NLHE High Roller.

The tournament attracted 101 entrants on Day 1 for a $1,010,000 prize pool to beat its lofty guarantee and after nearly 8 1/2 hours of play, there were just nine players remaining with Alexandros "mexican222" Kolonias entering the final table of nine remaining hopefuls as the table captain.

Kolonias was on a roll at the end of Day 1 by eliminating the final three opponents of the day en route to becoming the final table captain.

Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis and Pedro "PadiLha SP" Padilha advanced with big stacks as well with "Darwinsfish", Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja, Pablo "pabritz" Brito, Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker, Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder, and "kZhh" also in the hunt for WCOOP glory.

2021 WCOOP-14-H: $10,300 NLHE High Roller Final Table Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Alexandros "mexican222" Kolonias	Greece	5,260,545	66
2	Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis	Greece	4,399,464	55
3	Pedro "PadiLhA SP" Padilha	Brazil	3,733,642	47
4	"Darwinsfish"	Netherlands	2,496,892	31
5	Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja	Canada	2,388,408	30
6	Pablo "pabritz" Brito	Brazil	2,308,898	29
7	Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker	Germany	2,041,364	26
8	Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder	Netherlands	1,514,536	19
9	"kZhh"	Hungary	1,156,251	14

Total			25,300,000	316
Average			2,811,111	35

Alexandros Kolonias leads the final table

Final Table Schedule

The final table will kick off on Wednesday, Aug. 23 at 5:05 p.m. GMT. PokerStars will be streaming the final table with hole cards exposed on a 30-minute delay. PokerNews will report on the same delay as to not reveal any spoilers.

The blinds will resume with the remainder of Level 24 (40000/80,000/10,000a) and increase every 30 minutes until a winner is crowned.

Final Table Payouts

The nine returning players are each slated to receive at least a $30,610 payout with the winner set to add $232,739 to their PokerStars balance.

Place	Prize
1	$232,739
2	$178,689
3	$137,191
4	$105,330
5	$80,859
6	$62,088
7	$47,669
8	$36,599
9	$30,610

Stay tuned at PokerNews to see who will win the WCOOP-14-H: $10,300 NLHE High Roller at PokerStars.